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Police not pressing charges against teacher for kissing autistic student in school bathroom, as nonverbal child cannot share her experience, says mother.

A North Carolina teacher is accused of kissing a 5-year-old autistic student in a school restroom. However, police have decided not to pursue the case since the nonverbal child was unable to identify the perpetrator. On March 28, another staff member reportedly confronted someone about the concerning incident and informed the Blythe Elementary School administration. […]

Timberwolves’ Joe Ingles start, autistic son sees him play for first time

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Joeingles began his first game in over three years on Friday night, with a special reason. Minnesota head coach Chris Finch chose to include Ingles in the starting lineup and take part in a game attending with his autistic son, Jacob. The 37-year-old Ingles was scorelessly restrained in six minutes in a […]

NYC teacher bruised autistic boy, put hand sanitizer in mouth: lawsuit

A Queen's Day Care teacher for toddlers with autism injured the 3-year-old's arm and then rubbed hand sanitizer into his mouth. Teacher Heidi Verasco Munoz pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of his child when he was arrested after the 2023 incident and was told “I have no explanation.” The lawsuit states that the Happy […]